National Information and Communications Technology Policy 3.6.1.1 Policy Objective To strengthen legal and regulatory environment that facilitates acquisition, utilization and development of ICT in Tanzania. 3.6.1.2 Policy Statements The Government shall:i) Ensure presence of relevant laws and regulations for acquisition, development, adoption, use and disposal of ICT products and services in Tanzania; ii) Ensure that there is appropriate institutional capacity and supportive legal framework for the development of ICT industry that promotes competition under the principle of technology and service neutrality; iii) Put in place legal mechanisms to facilitate development of ICT industry and protection of intellectual rights; iv) Ensure there is appropriate environment for adoption of relevant regional and international legal instruments to support cooperation in addressing ICT issues. 3.7 ICT Security, Safety and Standardization 3.7.1 Issue: ICT Security, Security of ICT relates to the assurance that the ICT products and services provide a trusted and secured environment for digital participation, which is crucial for facilitating effective use of ICT. Today, ICT is unarguably an integral part of our daily human lives. It plays a pivotal role when it comes to transforming Tanzania into information and knowledge based economy and society. Despite the fact that the use of ICT (e.g. Information systems and mobile applications) plays a great role on facilitating socio-economic development in Tanzania, its associated risks cannot be ignored. With the proliferation of the use of mobile phones in the country, loaded with multitudes of applications, and an ever increasing use of computer based applications and systems to accomplish numerous business processes, security aspects of this usage become very important. 31